Van Sabben spoke about special transport at Middle East Cranes 2008.
He leaves his wife Alenoosh and two children from his first marriage, Yanna and Max van Sabben.
“We will miss him,” Peter Knaap of TTS told Cranes Today.
A memorial service is being held Wednesday at the Christ Church in Jebel Ali. The funeral will take place in the Netherlands.
Donations to his children are welcome. Please contact Maria Abdel Rahman on tel. 00971 50 452 2693 or email maryaabdel@yahoo.com.